Born Oct/Nov 2015

He looks so good, Zandri!! Glad you're doing better - I admire you moving around so much, but I think your motivation was that much stronger!

@Kimmy - sterkte! I'm exhausted this morning! El wanted to feed a lot last night and when finished I asked a nurse to settle her cause I needed to brush my teeth and wash my face. And then (TMI) my tummy started working (overtime) after passing so much gas. Then I jotted down notes about my day and experiences and wanted to go to sleep... Only to have the "roommate" snoring. Badly. She eventually woke up to tend to her baby and took the chance to fall asleep before she started again! Then I woke up 2 hours later, caught El rooting so fed her again before she got upset. I've asked DH to try come earlier than visiting hours so he can cuddle with his girl and maybe I'll get some extra rest.

Otherwise am moving around a lot better. Feeling a lot more confident; breastfeeding is going well (blood sugar is within range!), managed to change a nappy (DH has done all but two changes, others were done by nurses in my "no movement" state) and much easier to get up a walk around. Am quite emotional though, in awe of this little person! It all felt to surreal on Tuesday and I felt ashamed that I didn't feel as bonded with her, but am just so amazed by her now.

And I got sent beautiful flowers and chocolates (locally) from my best friend in France - so special.



Hope everyone has a good day. And no one affected by that bridge collapse in JHB

Awww@zandri, he doesnt look small though!!!! :heart: :heart:

Ive been awake from 5am,to eat now i cant sleep.

Here is a few more pics.

Sorry for nt replying to everyones post. I will comment as soon as I have my pc in hand.

Hi ladies

@PP - she is absolutely beautiful congratulations again mommy. I agree 100%. The c sec is not a easy way out. Wow I had pain almost immediately after I came out of theater. and the fist night not being able to get up and im my case not being able to see my boy was probably the worst night of my life. Yesterday morning I had some of the staff in a flatspin becuase I ordered them to remove the drip and catheter. I had to stay im bed and wait for the fisio to assist me but I had was not going to wait one more sec so my mom assisted me so I.could get up and I walked to the nicu and saw my son.

Was so painful but I did not even know what he looked liked only saw.pics my hubby took.

Anyway much better today. My blood pressure is completely gone and the pre-eclampsia is something of the past.

I am also on thr clexane to thin the blood. But I have been walking up and down ro nicu the hole day yesterday and I think its good for me to be on my feet. Here is n pic of my boy
feet.

He is doing very well and I am giving milk for then to feed to him. It breaks my heart to see him and not being able to hold him yet but soon he will be home and in my arms.

They gave me eglanol for my milk and wow is my breast sore today but doesn't botter me.

Hope all have a lovely day

Dh says im anxious this time round coz i know what to expect, and because i gave birth to Leandi without any pain meds!? (Not sure what i was thinking) This time round I will definitely not be so brave!!

Yup, there is no easy way for our little angels to enter this world (no easy way for us that is)
With a normal birth you have all the pain before/while baba is being born but afterwards is much easier, and with csec its the other way round.
When Leandi was born dh was helping nurses bath her and when he got to my room I was nowhere to be found! I had gone for a shower, by myself. After that i felt much better!!!

Yes, am on meds. Was pethidine yesterday until this morning, then started on paracetamol & codeine and Dicloflam (and Clexane to thin blood a little). I must say that I just got up to go to the loo, needed a little help from DH, but felt much stronger. So I'll try do more for myself tomorrow. But those first 18 hours post-op of just lying in bed with a catheter and a drip, can barely move and need someone to come change your maternity pad and you can barely lift your butt to move the linen saver or roll onto your side for an injection - not ayoba. It's not to scare anyone, but just been a big eye opener! I jotted down notes about her birth and told DH I'm going to make notes about other experiences so that I can write it out and remember the good and bad.

Thanks for the support!